Case 1: ICU patient Chest X-ray

Today’s CXR: (comparison old CXR below)

Old Chest X-ray (a few months prior):

CXR pre-op, at admission 2 days pre-ICU call-out:

Does this CXR, taken immediately preoperatively, look normal?  If not, why might there be abnormality pre-op?

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